Madison Chock
 Chock and Bates in 2011. |
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Madison La'akea Te-Lan Hall Chock |
| Country represented |  United States |
| Born | July 2, 1992 Torrance, California |
| Residence | Novi, Michigan |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Partner | Evan Bates |
| Former partner | Greg Zuerlein Kurt Lingenfelter |
| Coach | Igor Shpilband Marina Zueva |
| Choreographer | Igor Shpilband Marina Zueva |
| Skating club | All Year FSC |
| Began skating | 1997 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 151.86 2011 Worlds |
| Short dance: | 61.47 2011 Worlds |
| Free dance | 90.39 2011 Worlds |
Madison La'akea Te-Lan Hall[1] Chock (born July 2, 1992) is an American ice dancer. She competed with Greg Zuerlein from 2006 to 2011. With Zuerlein, she is the 2009 World Junior champion, 2011 U.S. national bronze medalist, 2009 U.S. junior national champion and 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final champion. She currently skates with Evan Bates.
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[edit] Personal life
Chock was born in Torrance, California. She attends Novi High School. On her mother's side, she is of German, English, Irish, French and Dutch descent, and on her father's side, she is of Hawaiian-Chinese descent.[2] La'akea means "sacred light from heaven" and Te-Lan means "special or unique orchid."[2]
[edit] Career
[edit] Early years
Madison Chock began skating at the age of five, after becoming interested by watching it on TV with her parents. Ice dancing was suggested to her at the age of 12 and she found she enjoyed it, although she initially had no interest in dance. She also tried pair skating and took all the tests through to intermediate level.[2]
Chock skated for one season with Kurt Lingenfelter on the intermediate level. They won the pewter medal at the 2006 U.S. Junior Championships.[3]
[edit] Partnership with Zuerlein
Chock teamed up with Zuerlein in June 2006.[2] They placed 5th in the novice division at the 2007 U.S. Championships. They began working with Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva in 2007.[4] Chock and Zuerlein were assigned to the 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Tallinn, Estonia, which they won. They won the bronze medal at their second event, qualifying them for the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 5th.
During the 2008–09 season, Chock and Zuerlein won gold at the Junior Grand Prix Final and at the U.S. Junior Championships. They capped off the season by becoming World Junior champions.
In 2009–10, Chock and Zuerlein made their senior Grand Prix debut, finishing 6th and 8th at 2009 Skate America and 2009 Cup of China respectively. They placed 5th in their senior national debut.
Chock and Zuerlein won their first senior Grand Prix medal, bronze, at 2010 Skate Canada International. They won a second bronze medal at 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard. They won their first senior national medal, bronze, at the 2011 U.S. Championships. They made the team to the Four Continents where they finished 5th. They finished 9th in their first and only appearance at the World Championships, setting personal best scores in both segments of the competition.
On June 7, 2011, Chock and Zuerlein announced the end of their five-year partnership; Zuerlein retired from competition while Chock said she intended to continue competing.[5]
[edit] Partnership with Bates
On July 1, Chock and Evan Bates announced their partnership and said they would continue to work with Shpilband and Zueva.[4] They have been assigned to 2011 Skate Canada International.[6]
[edit] Programs
[edit] With Bates
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2011–2012 |
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[edit] With Zuerlein
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2010–2011 |
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| 2009–2010 |
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[edit] Competitive highlights
[edit] With Bates
| Event | 2011–12 |
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| U.S. Championships | |
| Skate Canada | 4th |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 5th |
| Finlandia Trophy | 3rd |
[edit] With Zuerlein
| Event | 2006–2007 | 2007–2008 | 2008–2009 | 2009–2010 | 2010–2011 |
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| World Championships | 9th | ||||
| Four Continents Championships | 5th | 5th | |||
| World Junior Championships | 1st | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 5th N. | 3rd J. | 1st J. | 5th | 3rd |
| Skate America | 6th | ||||
| Skate Canada International | 3rd | ||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 3rd | ||||
| Cup of China | 8th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 5th | 1st | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Italy | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 3rd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Estonia | 1st | ||||
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 1st N. |
- N = Novice level; J = Junior level
[edit] References
- ^ Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein at the International Skating Union
- ^ a b c d Mittan, J. Barry (March 8, 2009). "Chock Full of Gold". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2008/030809.shtml. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ 2006 U.S. Junior Championships
- ^ a b Rosewater, Amy (July 1, 2011). "Chock, Bates form new on-ice partnership". icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110701&content_id=21248206&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ "Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein Announce End of Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. June 7, 2011. http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=46224&type=media. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (September 2, 2011). "Chock, Bates take the fast track to Skate Canada". icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110902&content_id=24096524&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein at the United States Figure Skating Association
- Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein at the International Skating Union
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